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Famine in Gaza
CGIAR18.03.24-
Food security
By Rob Vos, Ismahane Elouafi, and Johan Swinnen Is it too late to save Gaza’s…
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CGIAR's Rachael McDonnell highlights systems approach in UK inquiry on achieving zero hunger
CGIAR14.03.24Rachael McDonnell, IWMI Deputy Director General and CGIAR Senior Program Director for Water Systems,…
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How to implement "innovation portfolio management" in a public R&D organization
CGIAR07.03.24To feed and nourish ten billion people by mid-century, and to do so sustainably, our…
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Invest in women, ignite change in food systems
CGIAR05.03.24By Ismahane Elouafi, CGIAR Executive Managing Director On this International Women’s Day, we celeb…
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New report: CGIAR's Transformative Crop Technologies Drive $1.3 Trillion Impact
CGIAR27.02.24The cumulative impact of CGIAR-related crop technologies reached US$1,334 billion from 1961 to 2020,…
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Urban wetlands and the built environment: how Colombo’s green spaces enhance city life
IWMI02.02.24-
Environmental health
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Environmental health & biodiversity
Colombo must justify the renewal of its Ramsar Wetland City status this year. Has the…
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Harvesting rains to grow fruit, vegetables and improved crops at watershed learning sites in India
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)07.08.20-
Gender equality
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Health
This cropping season, observing all safety measures amidst the COVID pandemic, more than a 1,000…
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New project aims to improve food and nutritional security for 120,000 households in West and Central Africa
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)31.07.20-
Health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
A recently launched project, with a focus on iron- and zinc-fortified hybrids and open-pollinated va…
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Adding value to smallholder farming in Malawi
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)31.07.20-
Health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Smallholder farmers in Malawi, with support from a seed development project and government initiativ…
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Better dietary options for healthier children
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)23.07.20-
Health
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Nutrition
In rural Malawi, over 16,000 people, including young children, have benefited from ‘Care Groups’…
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6 Ideas to transform food systems in a post-COVID-19 India
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)15.07.20-
Food security
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Health
The ongoing health crisis around COVID-19 has raised global concerns on food and nutrition security.…
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Should low-income countries decentralize their COVID-19 responses?
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)08.07.20-
Gender equality
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Health
By Katrina Kosec and Tewodaj Mogues As countries respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, some have…
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Unite human, animal and environmental health to prevent the next pandemic, says ILRI/UN report
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)08.07.20-
Health
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to take lives and disrupt economies across the world, a…
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Field Notes: Nigeria’s fish processors call for government support to stay afloat during COVID-19 crisis
WorldFish07.07.20-
Health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
As Nigeria’s fish processors struggle to manage disruptions caused by COVID-19 lockdowns, they are…
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New study examines effectiveness of grassroots dog vaccination campaigns against rabies in Kenya
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)06.07.20-
Health
World Zoonoses Day is commemorated on 6 July every year to mark the day in…
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New highly productive sorghum varieties released
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)03.07.20-
Biodiversity
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Health
Three improved sorghum varieties with a yield potential of approximately 4 tons per hectare and…
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Stop waiting to get back to normal: We need to build back better – and this starts with transforming food systems
CGIAR01.07.20-
Environmental health
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Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
By Kanayo F. Nwanze, CGIAR Special Representative to the UN Food Systems Summit 2021 Lately…
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Making livestock vaccination campaigns work for farmers in East Africa
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)30.06.20-
Health
Scientists at the International Livestock Research Institute have published a study on the uptake …
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Micronutrient status in the DR Congo: What to do when diet and blood measurements do and don’t align
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)29.06.20-
Health
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Nutrition
By Kristina Michaux and Erick Boy Deficiency of one or more micronutrients, particularly iron, vitam…
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Secret to on-off fertility discovered in pigeonpea
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)26.06.20-
Biodiversity
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Health
New study reveals how in some lines male sterility can be reversed to produce hybrids…
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New research hub to coordinate CGIAR’s COVID-19 response
CGIAR25.06.20-
Food security
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Health
A CGIAR COVID-19 Hub has been established to consolidate existing scientific evidence and help suppo…
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Two ILRI-affiliated postdoctoral scientists receive Soulsby Fellowships for One Health research
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)24.06.20-
Health
Lisa Cavalerie and Mark Nanyingi, postdoctoral scientists affiliated with the International Livestoc…
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ILRI teams up with research partners to launch CGIAR COVID-19 Hub
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)24.06.20-
Food security
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Health
The International Livestock Research Institute has teamed up with the International Food Policy Rese…
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World’s largest public agricultural research network launches COVID-19 Hub to support global scientific response
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)23.06.20-
Food security
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Health
Image of the full virion (complete, infective form of a virus outside a host cell)…
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